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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1942
Page
7
Tulsa University leads college teams with a spotless five game run, scoring 256 points while conceding none. Fresno State racked up 270 points in five games after an 80-9 victory over Fort Ord, as a sweep of unbeaten teams continued.
U S teams settle into the heart of the college football season with Big Ten title implications. Ohio State hosts undefeated Wisconsin after a 20-6 win over Northwestern. Wisconsin beat Purdue 13-0. Illinois seeks 3rd win in conference at Michigan, while Northwestern faces Minnesota. Georgia vs Alabama tops the Dixie battle, and Notre Dame meets Navy after sweeping past Georgia Tech. UCLA, Stanford, USC, and California engage in high-profile regional clashes as the schedule narrows toward champions.
New York writer recalls Princeton campus nostalgia after covering the Princeons Brown game. He reflects on the Navy dorms, old Yale and Chicago battles, the 22 era glory, the press box, and legends like Dickinson, Beattie, Grange, and Slagle while noting how time softens but memory sharpens.
The Scoreboard column notes war constraints push Army-Navy from Philadelphia to Annapolis, cites transportation and psychological factors, and describes Canada’s selective service stance on athletes in pro sports. It laments reduced attendance and sections, and envisions cadet Zachritz as a future sports hero amid wartime changes.
Detroit's head coach planned a trick to draw Villanova offside by shouting Hike twice before an extra point in Philadelphia last fall. The quarterback and staff arranged the sequence, but the plan faltered for unspecified reasons.
In a tense finish Detroit lost 7-6 as a planned onside kick failed after quarterback calls and mis-timed yells. The sequence began with four "Hike" cues that pulled Villanova offside, leaving Detroit with a lone missed chance to convert and seal the game.
Australians marvel as American soldiers crave milk and a milk and malt mix known as sweet milk. A milkman at a Melbourne camp sold his final 10 bottles. soldiers returned the empty bottles before he left. Women in London volunteer fire watching as blitzed areas train. The Midland Region fire defense contest attracts unprecedented entries.
Chicago readers consider expert reactions to the looming Ohio State vs Wisconsin football showdown. Predictions shift as Minnesota upsets Michigan and past power results, with form charts set aside amid the title race and explosive prior scores between the Buckeyes and Badgers. A New Zealand dairy gift note also appears in the text.
Chicago report notes minor league baseball rosters likely to shrink as 18 and 19 year olds enter draft. Webb predicts major contraction across C and D leagues with many players at risk. if rosters tighten, 32 majors could release to minors. Raleigh preview compares Duke Georgia Tech clash with North Carolina State vs North Carolina, highlighting Big Five schedule pressures and Wake Forest Clemson game. Duke star Alex Luckes injured. Tar Heels seek revenge for last year’s 13-7 defeat. Rameses mascot kidnapping adds campus tension.
A veteran lamb-killing wild pig at Uruti New Zealand was killed by a party led by K Meuli and E Meuli after seasons of attempts. The beast was powerful with a hide one and a half inches thick and a splintered tusk from a recent fight. Farmers face a manpower shortage as many pig hunters are in the armed forces.
In Bloemfontein South Africa a minister refused to baptize a son named Adolf Hitler. The parents, seeking to honor the Nazi leader on South African soil, persuaded their own Edenburg church clergyman to grant the request. Rhode Island recorded the lowest accidental death rate in 1939 with 33.3 deaths per 100 000 population.
New York report notes Missouri left halfback Bob Steuber scoring 20 points to extend his national lead after three touchdowns and two conversions against Iowa State College. Jim Sechrest and Frankie Sinkwich also high in scoring with five and three touchdowns respectively, pushing Sinkwich to 66 points for second place.
Chicago awaits a decision as Luke Johnson and Hunk Anderson vie to lead the Bears after George Halas plans to name a successor this week. Halas praised the team’s 45-14 victory over Philadelphia as the Bears chase a third straight title with an 18 game unbeaten streak.
More than 500 ministers and lay delegates will assemble here November 3-6 for the annual session of the conference. Bishop Clare Purcell of North Carolina Methodist Conference in Charlotte will preside.
The compiled leaders show players by conference including Steuber of Mississippi in the Big Six with 35 touchdowns and 83 points after, Sinkwich of Georgia in the Southeastern with 66 points, Fekete of Colorado State in the Western with 60, Lechrest of Rochester in the Eastern with 54, Victor of Citadel in the Southern with 47, Kennedy of Washington State in the Pacific Coast with 44, Tevis of Washington in the Missouri Valley with 43, Coleman of Baylor in the Southwestern with 35, Ziegler and Stearns of Colorado in the Big Seven with 338 and 33 respectively, and Moore of Colorado in the Rocky Mountain with 25.
Duke faces undefeated Georgia Tech in Durham as the Southern Conference spotlight game this week. Duke opened with a win over Davidson and a 28 0 victory over Pitt while Tech has won five straight, beating Notre Dame and Navy. The Citadel and North Carolina also feature in key conference matchups as the race for the title tightens.
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